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may 10, 1775 - Second Continental Congress

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Soon after the fighting broke out in Massachusetts, delegates to the second continental Congress met in Philadelphia in May 1775. The congress was heavily divided with one group pushing for independence and another group hoping for a peaceful negotiations with Britain.

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may 10, 1775
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~ 251 years ago